Surgical Oncology 1995
Paradoxical clinical deterioration despite near-complete pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
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Abstract
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for proximal gastric cancer has shown promise in early clinical trials. We report on a clinical deterioration, yet near-complete pathological and radiological response to a combination of cisplatin and fluorouracil in a patient with locally-advanced gastric adenocarcinoma.